Hungarian Dances Volume 1

Download or read book Hungarian Dances, Volume 1 written by Johannes Brahms and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2005-05-03 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brahms brilliantly captured the spontaneity and passion of Hungarian gypsy music in his 21 Hungarian Dances. In this volume containing the first 10 dances, editors Carol Ann Bell and Digby Bell have scrutinized all available autograph manuscripts of the duet, solo and orchestral versions and compared them with the earliest printed editions to produce the most scholarly, critical body of these works available today. Performance notes, helpful fingering suggestions, ornament realizations, and a wealth of historical background are provided.